Battle of Istakhr (650-653)

Muslim conquest
of Persia

Mesopotamia

Khuzestan

Central Persia

Northern Persia

Tabaristan
Armenia
Azerbaijan

Pars

Bishapur
Darabgerd
1st Estakhr
Gor
2nd Estakhr

Kerman

Sirjan
Qeshm

Sakastan

Zaranj

Khorasan

In 650/1, the Sasanian emperor Yazdegerd III went to made Estakhr, which approximately 8 km northeast of Persepolis as the new capital of Sassanian Empire and tried to plan an organized resistance against the Arabs, and after some time he went to Gor, but Estakhr failed to put up a strong resistance, and was soon sacked by the Arabs, who killed over 40,000 defenders. The Arabs then quickly seized Gor, Kazerun and Siraf, while Yazdegerd III fled to Kerman. Thus ended the Muslim conquest of Fars, however the series of revolt still haunt this town until it was pacified for once by AD 693 and the status as province capital was moved to Shiraz^[1]

Notes

↑ Iran By Andrew Burke

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